Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors Tips, Predictions and Bet Builder

It’s been a torrid Super League season so far for the Huddersfield Giants and things certainly won’t get any easier when they host the Wigan Warriors on Saturday.

Losing 44-18 at Wigan earlier this season, Huddersfield will have to put in one of their performances of this Super League campaign to keep in touching distance of the Warriors this weekend at John Smith’s Stadium.

Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors Tips Summary

Market	Tip	Odds
Match Result	Wigan Warriors	1/14
Best Bet	Wigan Warriors -19.5 handicap	10/11
Bet Builder	First scoring play - Huddersfield try & Wigan to win both halves	5/1

Key Match Stats

• Huddersfield Giants have won just one of their 13 Super League games this season
• Wigan Warriors have claimed 11 wins in their 13 league games this term
• Huddersfield have lost all of their last seven meetings with Wigan in all competitions
• Wigan have scored an average of 34 points per game in Super League this season
• Only Salford Red Devils (91) have scored fewer points than Huddersfield (140) in the league this term

Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors Prediction

Best Bet: Wigan Warriors -19.5 handicap @ 10/11

With the Warriors second in the table and the Giants second from bottom, there is a large gulf between these teams in the standings.

That gulf is likely to become evident on the field at the John Smith’s Stadium this weekend, with Wigan looking more than capable of overcoming the -19.5 handicap on offer.

The Warriors won by 26 points the last time they faced the Giants in Lancashire and the reigning Super League champions can win by a similar margin across the Pennines on Saturday.

Alex Jack explains:

In the story of David vs Goliath, it’s famously David who defies the odds to win the day. In Saturday’s game in West Yorkshire, ironically, Huddersfield Giants are in fact David and in this case, they will get squashed with Wigan covering the sizeable -19.5 handicap.

Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors Bet Builder Tip

• First scoring play - Huddersfield try 
• Wigan to win both halves
  Pays 5/1

This Bet Builder starts with what might feel like an unlikely selection with Huddersfield backed to score the opening points of the game via an early try.

Surprisingly, Huddersfield have been known to make strong starts against Wigan, as they scored the opening try in the past two meetings between the two teams.

That trend could continue on Saturday but, like in those previous two encounters, expect Wigan to come storming back into the contest.

With that in mind, Wigan to win both halves in the second selection that takes this Bet Builder to an eye-catching 5/1.

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Alex Jack adds:

The Giants can come out of the blocks quickly but expect the Warriors to be hot on their heels. Wigan to win both halves and Huddersfield to bag that opening score with a try certainly catches the eye at 5/1 in this Bet Builder.

Tactics, Form and Team News

Adam Swift is a notable absentee for the Huddersfield Giants as they go in search of just their second win of the 2025 Super League season.

Again, expect the Giants to try and make an attacking start from the off but whether they can maintain a good enough level of performance remains to be seen. 

Huddersfield Giants 21-man squad: Jacob Gagai, Jake Bibby, Sam Halsall, Tui Lolohea, Adam Clune, Oliver Wilson, Zac Woolford, Thomas Burgess, Sam Hewitt, Harry Rushton, Ashton Golding, Matty English, George King, Joe Greenwood, Leroy Cudjoe, Tristan Powell, Taane Milne, Korean Rush, Connor Carr, George Flanagan, Jack Bibby.

Warriors trio Abbas Miski (knee), Luke Thompson (ribs) and Sam Walters (fibula) remain sidelined with their respective injuries.

Young hooker Tom Forber replaces fellow academy product Kian McDermott in just one change to their 21-man squad from the 46-6 win at Salford last time out.

Wigan Warriors 21-man squad: Jai Field, Adam Keighran, Jake Wardle, Liam Marshall, Bevan French, Harry Smith, Ethan Havard, Brad O’Neill, Junior Nsemba, Liam Farrell, Kaide Ellis, Patrick Mago, Liam Byrne, Kruise Leeming, Tyler Dupree, Harvie Hill, Zach Eckersley, Tom Forber, Jack Farrimond, Jacob Douglas, Harvey Makin.

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